long way around
Example Sentences
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"We're needing to go the long way around the Cape of Good Hope to reach some of our key geographies."
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
So the ship carried the cranes with their five outstretched booms the long way around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
They had to go the long way around, since the road running down Rhodes’ eastern side was blocked in places.
From Washington Times • Jul. 23, 2023
Wales offered little in the second half, Jasmine Joyce attempted to go the long way around the defence on a rare attack, but ran out of room.
From BBC • Oct. 16, 2022
She began to walk the long way around to the store to avoid the playground, the elementary school, the bus stop.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
